Your savory breakfast links:
- The Week That Was, Volume Fifteen… [Peerless, RMNB, ILWT (with the Metro lowdown), Frankovic]
- Leftovers from a four-of-eight-available-points week:
- Caps/Stars postgame notebook [Dump ‘n’ Chase]
- The team’s mood after back-to-back comeback losses – defiance… [WaPo]
- … but yeah, those second-half b2b losses are starting to sting. [CSNW]
- If you missed Alex Ovechkin ‘s 25th goal on the season, un-miss it now. [RMNB]
- Steve Oleksy was returned to Hershey, most likely slated to rejoin the Caps in Columbus after the All-Star break… [Caps Today]
- … and he registered a +2 rating in Hershey’s 5-2 win over Lehigh Valley on Sunday.
- Prospect updates:
- Zach Sanford > Jack Eichel. Boston College defeated Boston University 4-2 with Sanford scoring the empty net dagger for the Eagles. [SB Nation College Hockey, BC Interruption (gamer, highlights), NCAA, Photos (BC Heights, Getty Images)]
- Thomas DiPauli tallied one assist against Connecticut in the 400th victory for Notre Dame head coach Jeff Jackson. On the season, DiPauli has 4-14-18, +9 in 23 games played. His Caps draftmate Austin Wuthrich is 7-3-10, +7 in 20 games played. [Notre Dame Hockey]
- Travis Boyd scored his eighth and ninth goals of the season as Minnesota dropped Wisconsin 5-2. In 13 games played he is 9-7-16. [USCHO]
- Shane Gersich is tied for 12h in scoring in the USHL with 18-15-33, +10 in 29 games played, and his Omaha Lancers are two points back of Western Conference leaders Sioux City. [USHL]
- “If anyone is feeling a ‘world junior hockey hangover’, Josh Morrissey may be exhibiting the symptoms the most. Madison Bowey, the Rockets captain, hasn’t shown any weakness in his game whatsoever. If anything, Bowey is better upon his return.” [Regan’s Rant]
- Finally, happy 49th birthday to Sylvain Cote, and happy 61st birthday to Don McLean.